Ironing-board table.



A. PFAU.

IRONING BOARD TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1915.

1,191,532. Patented July 18, 1916.

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ANDREW.PFAU, 0F TOP-EKA, KANSAS.

IRONING-IBOARD TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18,1916.

Application filed. May 5, 1915. Serial No. 26,053

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW PFAU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Board Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing board attachments for tables.

One object of the invention is to provide an ironing board which forms a part of the table top and which is adaptedto be moved into position to extend from one end of the table for use.

A further object is to provide a table having an ironing board forming a part of the top and a novel means carried by the table for supporting the outer end of the board when swung into operative position.

A further object is to provide a device of this character in which-the table is provided with a receptacle for containing the clothes to be ironed, access to the said receptacle be ing had through the opening formed by swinging the ironing board out into operative position.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironing table made in accordance with my invention, the same infolded position, Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the device in open or operative position, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the table in open position, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section on the line 41 of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an end view of the table in closed position, and Fig. 6' is an end view of the table in extended position.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, there is shown a table which includes a top 10 and supporting legs 11. Secured below the top is a box 12 of approximately the same size as the table top. The top of the table is cut on the lines 13 to provide the ironing board 1 1, the same being pivoted at its broader end within the broader end of the opening formed by the cuts 13. Pins 15 are carried by the table top in the larger end of the opening and are received in longitudinal slots 16 formed in the sides of the larger end of the ironing board. It will be noted that when the ironing board is swung upwardly access is had to the interior of the box which is adapted to contain the clothes to be ironed.

Hinged to one of the legs 11 at the end of the table is an outwardly swinging frame 17 I the outer portion of which includes a vertical post 18 having a caster 19 on its outer end so that the frame willreadily slide over the floor. This post is adapted to support the ironing board when swung over into position at the end of the table.

In moving the ironing board into operative position, the same is swung up and then over I to extend from the end of the table. The frame 17 is then swung outwardly so that the post supports the board. The board is then pushed inwardly so that its inner end will rest on the end sill or apron 21 of the table. This sliding movement is made possible by the pins and slots. The upper edge of one end-of the box or clothes receptacle extends slightly inward below the smaller end of the opening in the table top, as shown at 20, this being in position to support the smaller end of the board, when it is folded over on to the table top. It will be noted that a swinging frame fits in between the legs at the end of the table so that it is out of the way when the ironing board is not in use.

What is claimed is:

1. An ironing table having an opening in the top thereof, an ironing board pivotally and slidably mounted in the outer end of said opening, said board being arranged for vertical swinging movement into and out of theopening, a' pivoted frame mounted on the end of the table for supporting the outer portion of the board when extended, and means for supporting the board when swung into said opening.

2. In an ironing table provided in its up per face with an opening for the reception of a board, an ironing board arranged to fit I provided in its edges adjacent one end ivith beneath said board When extended to support a longitudinally disposed slot, pins projectthe same. 10 ing from the adjacent edges of said opening In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature at the end of said table for engagement Within the presence of tWo Witnesses.

5 in said slots, the said pins being positioned ANDREW PFAU.

beyond the sides of the table a distance short Vitnesses: of the length of said slots, and a leg hinged to A. B. QUINTON, the end of said table and adapted to be swung GRACE SORINOPSKIE.

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